Proverbs 27:2:4Prov.27.2.W4TAB
נָ֝כְרִ֗י
nakheri
“a foreigner”
- Transliteration
- na-khe-RI
- Extended
- naa-kheh-REE
- IPA
- /nɔːxəˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a foreigner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-khe-RI
- clause
na-khe-RI ve-AL-se-fa-TE-kha
- sentence
ye-hal-LEL-kha ZAR ve-LO-PI-kha na-khe-RI ve-AL-se-fa-TE-kha
Exegesis
A similar pattern occurs with nokhri {נָכְרִי | nā-ḵrī} ‘outsider’, ve-al {וְאַל | və-ʾal} ‘and not’, and sefataykha {שְׂפָתֶיךָ | sə-pha-tē-kha} ‘your lips’. These paired jussive–prohibitive constructions form a chiastic parallelism that underscores prioritizing external commendation over self-praise, a hallmark of Hebrew wisdom rhetoric.
Root and etymology
n-k-rn-k-r
“to recognize as foreign”
In context — Proverbs 27:2
Let someone else speak your praise, and not your own mouth; let a foreigner say it, and not your own lips.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 27:2, so the Hebrew word נָ֝כְרִ֗י (nakheri) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.27.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.2.W4.S1) and character.